Ex-school librarian pleads guilty to child porn

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- A former librarian at a local elementary school has pleaded guilty to a federal child pornography charge, according to a news release for the U.S. attorney’s office.

John Richmeier

A former librarian at a local elementary school has pleaded guilty to a federal child pornography charge, according to a news release for the U.S. attorney’s office.

Anthony Baker, 35, Leavenworth, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of production of child pornography.

“Mr. Baker is a former librarian at Muncie Elementary School in Leavenworth,” Eric Melgren, U.S. attorney for Kansas, said in the release. “He met the victim while she was a student at the school and the crimes occurred while he worked at the school.”

Baker resigned from his position at Muncie in July. He’d been an employee of the Leavenworth school district for 10 years, according to school officials.

Baker faces a sentence of not less than 15 years and not more than 30 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentencing is set for Jan. 28, according to the release from the U.S. attorney’s office.

In his plea, Baker admitted that he began tutoring the victim while she was a student at Muncie Elementary and that his wife objected to his having the girl over to their home and buying the girl presents.

Baker’s wife began monitoring how he used the computer at home. She discovered files that indicated he was chatting over the Internet with underage girls and collecting pornography that included sexual images of children, according to the release.

After Baker’s wife turned the computer over to law enforcement officers, investigators discovered images of Baker and the girl performing oral sex on one another, as well as photos of them both naked, as well as photos of him penetrating the girl, according to the release.